1942: A Japanese long-range submarine surfaces off the California coast and uses its 5½-inch deck gun to shell an oil refinery near Santa Barbara. The attack, which lasted about 20 minutes, caused little damage to the Ellwood refinery. But it helped to stoke fears, which had existed since the raid on Pearl Harbor 10 weeks […]

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1942: A Japanese long-range submarine surfaces off the California coast and uses its 5½-inch deck gun to shell an oil refinery near Santa Barbara. The attack, which lasted about 20 minutes, caused little damage to the Ellwood refinery. But it helped to stoke fears, which had existed since the raid on Pearl Harbor 10 weeks […]